Law Lists for the Supreme Court of Tasmania Friday, 1 December 2017

LAW LISTS FOR THE SUPREME COURT OF TASMANIA FRIDAY, 1 DECEMBER 2017

HOBART

Court 1, Salamanca Place, Hobart
Before Justice WOOD
Criminal Jurisdiction

9:15 a.m.
For Bail Application
Adye Wells

Court 7, Salamanca Place, Hobart
Before Justice WOOD
Criminal Jurisdiction
4:15 p.m.
For Sentencing Submissions
SAML

For Bail Consent
JRM

Court 8, Salamanca Place, Hobart
Before Justice ESTCOURT

Criminal Jurisdiction

9:30 a.m.
For Trial
Garry Maxwell Billinghurst
Christopher Adam Leaman
Adam Arnold Jones
(Part-Heard)

Court 7, Salamanca Place, Hobart
Before Acting Justice PORTER
Criminal Jurisdiction
9:30 a.m.
For Sentence
Jamie Dean Sharman
Brodie John Geoffrey Crossin

10:00 a.m.

For Mention
BC
John Waclaw Kurzyp
Jacob Allan Daureen

For Bail Consent

Bradley Daniel Ford
Danny Leigh Morgan
Nathan John Garth
For Facts and Sentence
Daniel Andrew Graham
BLW
For Plea
Lee Charles Cobern

Nicholas Tyson Wallner

For Bail Application
Aleesha May McKnight

2:00 p.m.
For Sentence
Cori Leigh Braslin
Matthew John Geeves

2:15 p.m.
For Facts and Sentence
Damon Kenneth Adams

Court 2, Salamanca Place, Hobart

Before Justice GEASON

Civil Jurisdiction

2:15 p.m.

In Court as in Chambers

For Hearing

Vanessa Lee Wolf

Director of Prisons

Court 3, Salamanca Place, Hobart
Before Associate Justice HOLT
Civil Jurisdiction
9:15 a.m. via video link to Burnie
Miscellaneous Civil Business

LAUNCESTON

Court 1, Cameron Street, Launceston
Before Justice PEARCE
Criminal Jurisdiction
10:00am For Trial (Part Heard)
Kerry Alexander Bilston

BURNIE

NO LAW LIST FOR BURNIE

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CaseChat Overview and Summary

In the Supreme Court of Tasmania, the parties involved in this matter are Vanessa Lee Wolf and the Director of Prisons. The nature of the dispute is a civil claim brought by the plaintiff against the defendant. The court before which this case was heard was Court 2, located at Salamanca Place, Hobart. The matter was heard by Justice GEASON.

The legal issue the court was required to decide was whether the plaintiff, Vanessa Lee Wolf, had been unlawfully detained by the Director of Prisons, the defendant. The court needed to examine the circumstances of the plaintiff's detention, and whether it complied with the relevant legal standards and provisions.

Justice GEASON examined the evidence and arguments presented by both parties, and considered the relevant legal principles and authorities. The court concluded that the detention of the plaintiff was lawful, and dismissed the plaintiff's claim. The court found that the Director of Prisons had acted within their legal powers, and that the detention was justified under the circumstances. The plaintiff's claim was therefore unsuccessful.

The final orders of the court were that the plaintiff's claim be dismissed, and that the plaintiff bear the costs of the proceeding. The court did not award any costs to the defendant.

CaseChat Overview and Summary

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